Jimmy Smith: Root Down LP (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) ETJS-1.08 ” features Tommy Flanagan on

” features Tommy Flanagan on piano

a session that was completely unknown and for which master tapes don’t exist

A man in convulsions

Vocalist Samara Joy's debut album for the storied Verve label proves that she firmly belongs in the company of all-time great jazz vocalists and label mates such as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan

Jimmy Smith: Root Down LP (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) ETJS-1.08 ” features Tommy Flanagan onVerve, 1972 Root Down was Hammond B 3 jazz legend Jimmy Smith's 1972 live album for Verve. Recorded in Los Angeles in 1972, it features a young band that were very influenced by the funk and rock scenes of the time. The albums title track was famously sampled by the Beastie Boys for their 1995 recording of the same name. Verves Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180 gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.